What are ID numbers used for at University of New Haven, CT?

Student ID Card/Campus Card

All students, faculty, and staff are issued a UNH Campus Card. The card includes the following features: picture ID, 16 digit ISO number; optional access to Dining and Vending services, and online and in-house UNH library services.

Freshmen and transfer students are photographed their Campus Card during SOAR, the student orientation. Cards are issued at the beginning of the Fall semester for those students. Other incoming undergraduate and graduate students are issued throughout the year as needed, as are replacements. In rare cases where a student is unable to come to the Campus Card Office to be photographed, a card can be issued using a digital photograph. However, these requests must be approved by the Director of Academic Computing and the head of the department or program requesting the ID.

If Charger Cash has been added to the card, it can be used to make purchases at the UNH Bookstore, the Post Office in Maxcy Hall, and a number of local businesses including Quiznos, Subway, CVS, and other locations. All students are required to have a current Campus Card and must keep the card with them when on campus to identify themselves as a member of the UNH community. Some events may require ID to be displayed to gain entry.

Once issued, the card is valid for 4 years or until you leave the University. Upon leaving the University the card must be returned.